Weapons of war
This rapid-firing weapon made crossing No Man's Land extremely dangerous.
machine gun
Before World War I, many Europeans expected the conflict to last approximately this long.
months
These animals frequently ran over sleeping soldiers.
rats
This was the name given to the open ground between opposing trenches.
no man's land
This scientist developed the theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
This weapon fired large explosive shells and caused enormous destruction on the Western Front.
artillery
This country suffered the highest number of poison gas deaths according to the supplied statistics.
Russia
Along with rats and mud, these small parasites were a common problem for soldiers.
lice
This term describes a situation where neither side can make a significant advance.
stalemate
This is the capital city of New Zealand.
Wellington
This defensive obstacle was placed in front of trenches to slow attacking soldiers.
barbed wire
Approximately this many people became casualties of poison gas during World War I.
1.3 million
This term was used by soldiers to describe an injury serious enough to get them away from the front but not likely to kill them.
cushy wound
German soldiers began doing this after the Battle of the Marne to avoid losing more territory.
digging trenches
This is the smallest country in the world by land area.
Vatican City
This chemical weapon was introduced during World War I and caused more than one million casualties.
poison gas
Machine guns, artillery, rapid-fire rifles and barbed wire generally gave an advantage to this side of a battle: attackers or defenders?
Defenders
In Robert Graves' account, a soldier deliberately injured his fingers but was later killed by this type of enemy soldier.
sniper
This strategy aimed to defeat the enemy by gradually wearing them down through heavy casualties.
Attrition
This superhero is also known as Bruce Wayne.
This country suffered approximately 475,340 poison gas casualties.
Russia
Identify three major features that made World War I different from the "traditional" wars of previous centuries.
destructive weapons, trench warfare, massive casualties, total war/attacks on civilians, poison gas, aerial bombing
Name three conditions that made life in the trenches difficult.
mud, disease, rats, lice, poor sanitation, bombing, psychological strain
By late 1914, the continuous trench system across the Western Front stretched approximately this distance.
700km
This board game includes properties such as Mayfair, Park Lane and railway stations in its traditional UK version.
Monopoly